Through a series of roundtables, the Department staff has received public input that the Department should not create a new program with the funds until the minimum annual amount of funds received into the fund reaches $500,000 in a state fiscal year. It is suggested that prior to reaching that level annual amounts received should be utilized by being incorporated into existing Department homeless programs: the Emergency Solutions Grants (“ESG”) Program and the Homeless Housing and Services Program (“HHSP”).

The Department’s ESG Program receives approximately $8.9 million per year from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and is a competitive statewide program. More information about ESG can be found online at http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/home-division/esgp/

For the fiscal years in which the Fund is less than $500,000, the EH Fund resources will be distributed equally among the pool of eligible EH Fund Subrecipients (eligible EH Fund Subrecipients will be discussed in Topic Two). For the fiscal years in which the Fund is greater than $500,000, the EH Fund resources will be competitively awarded with a maximum award of $250,000 (competitive award process discussed in Topic Two).

Is $500,000 for a new statewide program a reasonable threshold? Do you have an alternative suggestion for determining when a new program should be created with these funds?

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